Alonso entourage suspects car failure – report

A second week has begun with the saga surrounding Fernando Alonso’s testing crash still high in the headlines.

The most important issue, of course, is the McLaren-Honda driver’s health, and Spanish media report that he will visit doctors – probably in his native Oviedo where he has been recuperating – within the next two or three days.

If he gets the green light, Alonso will travel to Australia where he will then have to undergo official FIA medical checks before driving in Melbourne.

In the press, meanwhile, controversy continues to rage.

Spain’s El Mundo newspaper has reportedly angered McLaren by claiming Alonso, who has no memory of the crash, is demanding the team tell him what actually happened in Barcelona’s turn 3 when he lost control.

The report said the 33-year-old “and his people are convinced something went wrong with the car” and want assurances the same thing will not happen again.

El Mundo cited Circuit de Catalunya sources who said although CCTV recordings of the crash are low in quality, they do depict the “strange trajectory” of the car.